CLASS SCHEDULE
Subject To Revision
NOTE: All Reading Assignments are due BEFORE class.
- Week One: AUGUST 23-27
- 24th: Last day for class changes
- Day 1: Course Introductions; In-class Interviews; Oral Introductions
- Reading Assignment: : Ballenger 1-24 (a Reading Assignment means students should read the entire section so that they know all the material in the section)
- Skimming Assignment: Ballenger 25-172 (a Skimming Assignment means students should read through the headings and subheadings, read the first sentence of each paragraph, and if they don’t understand the information being presented, read more of the paragraph until they understand. Skimming should be much faster than reading)
- Paper Assigned: Research Papers Assigned
- Workshop Tuesday, September 21
- Final paper due Thursday, September 23
- Thursday Journal: How do you feel when someone says "Research Paper"? What is one? What does it involve? How do you approach it? When have you done one? What help do you need to do one?
- Week Two: AUGUST 30-SEPTEMBER 3
- 3rd: Census date: Last day to drop without a recorded grade of "W"
- Skimming Assignment: Ballenger 63-172
- Tuesday: Meet Mrs. Britt in Library in the research area on the second floor
- Thursday: Class questions day on research projects. Bring 3 sheets of paper stapled together. On the top, list your topic as well as your name. Each class member will add questions to help you direct your research.
- Thursday: Pick up large sheet of paper for thesis statements and topic sentences for workshop
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- Tuesday Journal: By the end of the class, you must have brought a topic to me (in writing) for which you have found database support in the library. Be specific in the topic by this time.
- Thursday Journal: What is your library experience? How fluent are you in using the different resources of the library? Do you know how to find sources other than books? What types of resources do you anticipate looking for on this project (no BOOKS)?
- Week Three: SEPTEMBER 6-10
- 6th: Labor Day Holiday
- Skimming Assignment Ballenger 173-249; Clarke and Clarke
- Tuesday: Thesis statements and topic sentences for your research paper (in progress) worked on in wall of classroom--required. Bring sentences already written on large paper.
- Thursday: Discussion of note-taking; Review of documentation, synthesis, or other matters.
- Tuesday Journal: Thesis statement and topic sentences on furnished freezer paper in large writing
- Thursday Journal: **Typed Works Cited page (in progress) for the research paper (with a minimum or 8 sources on the page)*****
- Week Four: SEPTEMBER 13-17
- Reading Assignment: Clarke and Clarke skim xv-xxiii; 3-29; 33-36; 44-45; 56-61; 65-70
- Bring literature text to class starting now
- During class, Mrs. Britt will be introducing literary terms and analysis
- Tuesday Journal: ***Notes Due for Research paper*** Show them to Mrs. Britt for credit, then keep them to work on your paper. You should have extensive notes by this time. You will not get credit for having highlighted photocopies.
- Thursday Journal: What types of literature do you expect to read in the Love and Friendship Unit? What is your view of your love and friendship?
- Week Five: SEPTEMBER 20-24
- Skimming Assignment: Clarke and Clarke—instructional portions of “Elements of” chapters will be covered in class; Love and Friendship chapter begins, 423-616
- Tuesday: Research Paper Workshop
- NOTE: A full paper is due at workshop. Failure to attend the workshop or to have a complete paper will result in a loss of 7 of the possible 35 points available for the paper.
- Thursday: Research Papers Due at the beginning of class.
- Sign up for presentations when you turn in the Research Papers-get contact information from partner(s).
- Discussion of Explications and documented essays (using the text for source material).
- Reading Assignment: Selections from Love and Friendship Unit in Clarke and Clarke
- Tuesday Journal: No journals, just research papers for workshop
- Thursday Journal: No journals, just research papers due.
- Week Six: SEPTEMBER 27-OCTOBER 1
- Reading Assignment: Review Clarke and Clarke on Explications, Appendix A
- Tuesday: Begin Unit on Love and Friendship; Class presentations
- Assign Explication: Due Thursday, October 14. (No workshop on these papers)
- Assign Documented Essay: Love and Friendship Unit position essay.
- Workshop Tuesday, Tuesday, October 26
- Final Beautiful draft due Thursday, October 28
- Tuesday Journal: Write about some of the literature you are reading for class using the appropriate literary terms.
- Thursday Journal: Write about some of the literature you are reading for class using the appropriate literary terms.
- Week Seven: OCTOBER 4-8
- Reading Assignment: Selections from Love and Friendship Unit
- Continue Love and Friendship presentations
- Tuesday Journal: Write about some of the literature you are reading for class using the appropriate literary terms
- Thursday Journal: Introduction and one body paragraph from explication essay for Mrs. Britt to review
- Week Eight: OCTOBER 11-15
- Monday, October 11: Employee Development Day—college close for day classes; night classes meet
- October 15-17: Mrs. Britt will attend the Two-Year College Association, Southwest, convention in Austin
- Thursday: Explications due on Love and Friendship selection
- Tuesday: Watch first half of video to get acquainted with it
- Thursday: Discuss documented essays using text as source support; how to write a position essay
- Tuesday Journal: Explications with questions you need to ask me (I will not keep the papers).
- Thursday Journal: Explore a position you might take concerning Love and Friendship that can be supported by the readings from the text (See Clarke and Clarke Appendix A following page 1445)
- Week Nine: OCTOBER 18-22
- Tuesday: Discussion and examples of documented Love and Friendship paper students will read thesis statement, topic sentences, and one body paragraph aloud to class and I will critique the writing
- Thursday: Watch the second half of the film for the final to get acquainted with the film
- Tuesday Journal: Introduction and one sample revised body paragraph from position essay for me to evaluate during class time--required
- Thursday Journal: Questions about documented Love and Friendship paper
- Week Ten: OCTOBER 25-29
- Reading Assignment: Clarke and Clarke, Unit on Life Passages, 617-842
- Tuesday: Workshop on Love and Friendship Unit documented paper.
- Tuesday: Sign up for Life Passages Unit presentations
- Thursday: Completely revised Position Essay on Love and Friendship Unit due.
- No Journals since papers are due.
- Week Eleven: NOVEMBER 1-5
- Presentations on Life Passages Unit
- Assign Explication: due Tuesday, November 16
- Assign Documented Essay: Life Passages Unit paper
- Workshop Tuesday, November 23
- Final, beautiful draft due Tuesday, November 30
- Reading Assignment: Selections from Life Passages Unit
- Tuesday Journal: What are your views on Life Passages? What do you expect from this unit?
- Thursday Journal: Write about some of the literature you are reading for using the appropriate literary terms.
- Week Twelve: NOVEMBER 8-12
- 12th: Last day to drop a class and receive a grade of "W"
- Life Passages Unit Presentations
- Tuesday Journal: Brainstorm some of the positions you might take on Life Passages for the documented paper.
- Thursday Journal: Explication for questions—I will not keep the papers
- Week Thirteen: NOVEMBER 15-19
- Tuesday: Explications due
- Tuesday: Discussion and examples of documented paper--students will read thesis statement, topic sentences, and one body paragraph aloud to class and I will critique the writing
- Tuesday Journal: Thesis statement, topic sentences, and one body paragraph from documented Life Passages essay for me to evaluate during class time—required.
- Thursday Journal: Paper with questions for me before workshop
- Week Fourteen: NOVEMBER 22-26
- 25-28: Thanksgiving Holiday
- Tuesday: Life Passages Unit Workshop
- Tuesday Journal: No journal—papers due
- Thursday Journal: No journal—holiday
- Week Fifteen: NOVEMBER 29-DECEMBER 3
- Tuesday: Life Passages Unit Paper due
- Tuesday: Watch first part of Video for final
- Skimming Assignment: Clarke and Clarke
- Thursday: Watch the second half of the video for final
- Tuesday Journal: What are the literary terms that will apply to a movie? What is your response to this film as you watch it a second time?
- Thursday Journal: Evaluate this class. What should I keep? What should I change? How did it work for you?
- Final Exam:
- 10:50 class (section 043) Tuesday, December 7, 2004, 10:50 a.m.- 1:20 p.m.
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